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| name = Hermann Nuber
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| image = Hermann Nuber.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|10|10|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|10|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Offenbach am Main|Offenbach]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]
| birth_place = [[Offenbach am Main|Offenbach]], [[People's State of Hesse|Hesse]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|12|1935|10|10|df=y}}
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| death_place = Offenbach, [[Hesse]], Germany
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| height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hermann-nuber/ | title = Hermann Nuber | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 13 December 2022}}</ref>
| height = 1.81 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Inside forward]], [[libero (association football)|libero]]
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'''Hermann Nuber''' (born 10 October 1935 in [[Offenbach am Main]]) is a German former [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. He was a player of [[Kickers Offenbach]] from 1954 to 1971,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/hermann-nuber/ | title = Hermann Nuber | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 3 October 2012}}</ref> and was later the club's coach in 1984. There is a bronze bust honoring him outside [[Bieberer Berg Stadion]], the home stadium. He was part of the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]] which participated in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] finals. However, he never won a single cap for the national team.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/nuberhermann/ | title = Hermann Nuber | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 3 October 2012}}</ref>
'''Hermann Nuber''' (10 October 1935 – 12 December 2022) was a German [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[Inside forward]] or [[libero (association football)|libero]] for [[Kickers Offenbach]]. A [[list of one-club men in association football|one-club man]], he reached the final of the [[1959 German football championship]] with the club.

==Club career==
Nuber joined [[Kickers Offenbach]] as a youth in 1946.<ref name="death"/> In 1953, at the age of 17, he made his senior debut in a [[DFB-Pokal]] match against [[Wormatia Worms]].<ref name="death"/> A regular starter from 1955 onwards, he helped the club reach the final of the [[1959 German football championship]] against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref name="death"/> When the [[Bundesliga]] was founded in 1963, Kickers Offenbach started in the [[Regionalliga]], Germany's second tier at the time.<ref name="death"/> In 1968 Kickers Offenbach gained promotion to the [[Bundesliga]] while Nuber was placed second behind [[Franz Beckenbauer]] in [[Footballer of the Year (Germany)|Germany's footballer of the year awards]].<ref name="death"/><ref name="kicker"/> Nuber retired from playing in 1969, after Kickers Offenbach's relegation from the Bundesliga, missing the club's win of the [[1970–71 DFB-Pokal]].<ref name="death"/> He briefly returned to play in the Bundesliga for coach [[Rudi Gutendorf]] in 1971.<ref name="death"/> He made 408 league appearances scoring 164 goals between 1953 and 1971.<ref name="death"/>

==International career==
Nuber played for Germany at youth level.<ref name="death"/> He was part of the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]]'s 22-man squad for the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]], being one of four players remaining in Germany waiting to be called up.<ref name="death"/>

==Style of play==
Nuber played as an [[Inside forward]] and later as a [[libero (association football)|libero]].<ref name="death"/> He was an ambidextrous free-kick specialist, good on the ball and known for his competitive spirit.<ref name="death"/>

==Coaching career==
Nuber was twice interim coach at [[Kickers Offenbach]], one of those occasions coming in [[1983–84 Bundesliga|1983–84]], the club's last season in the [[Bundesliga]].<ref name="death"/> He spent 15 years as amateur and youth coach, discovering and fostering a number of well-known footballers.<ref name="death"/>

==Legacy==
A bronze bust honouring Nuber was installed at [[Bieberer Berg Stadion]], [[Kickers Offenbach]]'s home stadium, on his 60th birthday in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kickers Offenbach: Vereinslegende Hermann Nuber ist tot |url=https://www.hessenschau.de/sport/fussball/regionalliga/kickers-offenbach-vereinslegende-hermann-nuber-ist-tot-v1,ofc-nuber-100.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Hessenschau |date=12 December 2022 |language=de}}</ref> In summer 2022 the stadium's grandstand was named "Hermann-Nuber-Tribüne" in his honour.<ref name="kicker">{{cite web |title=Hermann Nuber ist tot |url=https://www.kicker.de/hermann-nuber-ist-tot-ofc-trauert-um-den-groessten-spieler-der-vereinsgeschichte-929222/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=13 December 2022 |language=de |date=12 December 2022}}</ref> Upon his death, Offenbach local paper ''Offenbach-Post'' described him as the club's "most popular" player.<ref name="death"/>

==Death==
Nuber died on 12 December 2022 in his hometown [[Offenbach am Main|Offenbach]], at the age of 87.<ref name="death">{{cite news |last1=Appel |first1=Holger |title=Große Trauer um OFC-Idol Nuber |url=https://www.op-online.de/sport/kickers-offenbach/grosse-trauer-um-ofc-idol-nuber-91970842.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |language=de |work=Offenbach-Post |date=12 December 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Kickers Offenbach'''
* [[German football championship]]: runner-up [[1959 German football championship|1959]]<ref name="death"/><ref name="kicker"/>

'''Individual'''
* [[Footballer of the Year (Germany)]]: second-place 1968<ref name="death"/><ref name="kicker"/>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:21, 29 May 2024

Hermann Nuber
Bust of Nuber
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-10-10)10 October 1935
Place of birth Offenbach, Hesse, Germany
Date of death 12 December 2022(2022-12-12) (aged 87)
Place of death Offenbach, Hesse, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward, libero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1971 Kickers Offenbach 408 (164)
International career
Germany youth
Managerial career
1984 Kickers Offenbach
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hermann Nuber (10 October 1935 – 12 December 2022) was a German footballer who played as an Inside forward or libero for Kickers Offenbach. A one-club man, he reached the final of the 1959 German football championship with the club.

Club career

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Nuber joined Kickers Offenbach as a youth in 1946.[2] In 1953, at the age of 17, he made his senior debut in a DFB-Pokal match against Wormatia Worms.[2] A regular starter from 1955 onwards, he helped the club reach the final of the 1959 German football championship against Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] When the Bundesliga was founded in 1963, Kickers Offenbach started in the Regionalliga, Germany's second tier at the time.[2] In 1968 Kickers Offenbach gained promotion to the Bundesliga while Nuber was placed second behind Franz Beckenbauer in Germany's footballer of the year awards.[2][3] Nuber retired from playing in 1969, after Kickers Offenbach's relegation from the Bundesliga, missing the club's win of the 1970–71 DFB-Pokal.[2] He briefly returned to play in the Bundesliga for coach Rudi Gutendorf in 1971.[2] He made 408 league appearances scoring 164 goals between 1953 and 1971.[2]

International career

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Nuber played for Germany at youth level.[2] He was part of the West Germany national team's 22-man squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, being one of four players remaining in Germany waiting to be called up.[2]

Style of play

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Nuber played as an Inside forward and later as a libero.[2] He was an ambidextrous free-kick specialist, good on the ball and known for his competitive spirit.[2]

Coaching career

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Nuber was twice interim coach at Kickers Offenbach, one of those occasions coming in 1983–84, the club's last season in the Bundesliga.[2] He spent 15 years as amateur and youth coach, discovering and fostering a number of well-known footballers.[2]

Legacy

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A bronze bust honouring Nuber was installed at Bieberer Berg Stadion, Kickers Offenbach's home stadium, on his 60th birthday in 1995.[4] In summer 2022 the stadium's grandstand was named "Hermann-Nuber-Tribüne" in his honour.[3] Upon his death, Offenbach local paper Offenbach-Post described him as the club's "most popular" player.[2]

Death

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Nuber died on 12 December 2022 in his hometown Offenbach, at the age of 87.[2]

Honours

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Kickers Offenbach

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Hermann Nuber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Appel, Holger (12 December 2022). "Große Trauer um OFC-Idol Nuber". Offenbach-Post (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hermann Nuber ist tot". kicker (in German). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Kickers Offenbach: Vereinslegende Hermann Nuber ist tot". Hessenschau (in German). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.


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